Partnership Manager

The Role

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Partnership Manager to join our Marketing Services team. The Partnership Manager, with the support of their team, will own client relationships across multiple print disciplines, identify areas for growth, provide sales analysis, and grow revenue in those areas. 

Your days will be varied with a mix of managing current client relationships, alongside strategically identifying and developing relationships with new clients.

We are looking for someone who thrives on building relationships, with the ability to truly understand our current and prospective client’s needs. The right candidate will be able to offer creative solutions to promote our services with organisations. The role would suit someone with a people focused approach, who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and with a pro-active attitude.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and maintain partnerships with new and existing clients

  • Increase revenue across our multi-disciplinary services

  • Identify areas for growth within current clients and action accordingly

  • Identify prospective clients and action accordingly

  • Laise with wider teams to ensure client needs are being met

  • Analyse and provide regular reports on performance metrics

  • Line management

  • Maximise quotes and conversion.

  • Attend meetings, exhibitions and presentations representing JD across the UK

You Will:

  • Have previous account management experience and a proven growth record

  • Be commercially minded with an understanding of business strategy

  • Be versatile to adapt to changing client needs

  • Have excellent communication skills, both in person and written

  • Demonstrate strong inter-personal skills at all levels within JD and with clients, stakeholders, procurement teams and new prospects

  • Bring a ‘Pro-active’ attitude with ability to problem solve in a diplomatic manner

  • Have experience analysing client data and identifying areas of growth and report writing

  • Experience within print, marketing or a creative industry would be an advantage

What we offer in return

  • A focused strategy and culture that gives employees the right platform to grow and develop their careers

  • Flexible working at the end of a successful training period (hybrid, at least one week a month in our Huntingdon office)

  • 35 hour working week

  • Paid overtime during busy periods 

  • Generous holiday allowance of 24 days, rising to 26

  • Enhanced parental leave

  • Enhanced pension scheme of 5% company contribution

  • Cycle to Work Scheme

  • 4x Salary Life Assurance and Income Protection

  • Private Medical Insurance

  • A work hard/play hard culture and a great working environment

  • Regular company-wide and departmental events

  • A Living Wage accredited organisation

Want to join our team?


Apply now!